Word of the Day

[C is for]

When it gets this many pages I start worrying that I'm learning a new word I should've known from reading this thread. alas.

Jacobean (adj.) - the period of history that coincided with the reign of King James I. Jacobean English refers to KJV Bible-speak.
autodiegetic (adj.) - pertaining to a narrator that's also the protagonist (or, first-person?)

Both from Understanding the Book of Mormon by Grant Hardy. And I kind of could guess what they were but told myself I'd look them up.

[Katya]

Both from Understanding the Book of Mormon by Grant Hardy.

Oh, I need to read that. I've heard good things about it. Are you enjoying it?

[mic0]

quidditative - (adj.) essential, especially the essential nature of something

[C is for]

Both from Understanding the Book of Mormon by Grant Hardy.

Oh, I need to read that. I've heard good things about it. Are you enjoying it?

I have enjoyed it so far! I'm only about a third of the way through the book (meaning I've read the first two chapters, ha) but I like it. It was kind of fun, when my uncle asked what I was reading, to say "Oh, I'm learning about how Nephi picked and chose parts of his story to make him look good and his brothers look really bad!"

(Not to spoil it for you, or anything.)

[Katya]

Both from Understanding the Book of Mormon by Grant Hardy.

Oh, I need to read that. I've heard good things about it. Are you enjoying it?

I have enjoyed it so far! I'm only about a third of the way through the book (meaning I've read the first two chapters, ha) but I like it. It was kind of fun, when my uncle asked what I was reading, to say "Oh, I'm learning about how Nephi picked and chose parts of his story to make him look good and his brothers look really bad!"

(Not to spoil it for you, or anything.)

Non-fiction spoilers rarely trouble me.

[Katya]

gnotobiotic - in which only certain known strains of bacteria and other microorganisms are present

source - a Board question answered by yayfulness

[Katya]

frostnip - The first stage of frostbite, which affects only the skin's outer layers

source - Board Q

[Marduk]

Jack frost nipping at my nose, eh?

[Katya]

I suppose it's more poetic sounding than "Jack Frost giving you mild frostbite."

[mic0]

"ETA" does not just mean "estimated time of arrival," it also means "edited to add." Thanks, bob, for using it and reminding me that I always wonder why people are saying "estimated time of arrival."

[Giovanni Schwartz]

I still read it as "Estimated Time of Arrival." And assume all users thereof are nincompoops. Because if you edit it before someone else adds something, it doesn't even show up as being edited to the rest of the forumites.

[Yarjka]

I still read it as "Estimated Time of Arrival." And assume all users thereof are nincompoops. Because if you edit it before someone else adds something, it doesn't even show up as being edited to the rest of the forumites.

ETA, when added prior to another person posting, is code for "I don't feel like going back and inserting this thought to where it would logically fit into my preceding statement, but I don't want to follow up with another post immediately after my own, since that looks a bit tacky (and is considered poor etiquette in some forums)." It's also good insurance for in case someone else does post while you are editing.

[Katya]

cat·e·chet·i·cal (adj.) - 1. Of or relating to religious instruction given to a person for Christian baptism or confirmation; 2. Of or relating to religious teaching by questions and answers.

Source: Board Q on Catholicism

This is a word whose meaning I immediately understood, because of the context, but it's not one I could have produced.

[Yarjka]

cat·e·chet·i·cal (adj.) - 1. Of or relating to religious instruction given to a person for Christian baptism or confirmation; 2. Of or relating to religious teaching by questions and answers.

Source: Board Q on Catholicism

This is a word whose meaning I immediately understood, because of the context, but it's not one I could have produced.

I came across a Mormon Catechism from the early 20th century in the stacks of HBLL at one point. It was quite fascinating.

My father still remembers his Catholic catechism quite well.

[Katya]

cat·e·chet·i·cal (adj.) - 1. Of or relating to religious instruction given to a person for Christian baptism or confirmation; 2. Of or relating to religious teaching by questions and answers.

Source: Board Q on Catholicism

This is a word whose meaning I immediately understood, because of the context, but it's not one I could have produced.

I came across a Mormon Catechism from the early 20th century in the stacks of HBLL at one point. It was quite fascinating.

That does sound interesting!

[Yarjka]

cat·e·chet·i·cal (adj.) - 1. Of or relating to religious instruction given to a person for Christian baptism or confirmation; 2. Of or relating to religious teaching by questions and answers.

Source: Board Q on Catholicism

This is a word whose meaning I immediately understood, because of the context, but it's not one I could have produced.

I came across a Mormon Catechism from the early 20th century in the stacks of HBLL at one point. It was quite fascinating.

That does sound interesting!

Doing a quick search, it looks like it was either this one or this one, both from the 1880s.

And here's an interesting article to put the catechisms into historical perspective.

[Katya]

lightfast (adj.) - (of a dye or pigment) Not prone to discolor when exposed to light.

source: the label of a permanent marker

It's a word I understood in context, but not one I'd heard before.

[krebscout]

Hey, that's a word I knew!

[Katya]

Hey, that's a word I knew!

Oh yeah, you would. Cool.

[mic0]

loutish (adj.) - ill-mannered, coarse, contemptible in behavior or appearance.

Is it just me or are new adjectives easier to remember than new nouns?